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You walk up to a vending machine expecting the usual suspects: a bottle of water, something sweet or maybe a snack you definitely didn't need but bought anyway. And then there are books. That is the idea behind the Bookends...

There is something about autumn that makes reading feel different. Maybe it is the darker evenings. Maybe it is the completely irrational belief that drinking something warm while holding a book suddenly makes us more sophisticated. Or maybe autumn simply...

The Verity movie hits theaters October 2, and Colleen Hoover's backlist is about to disappear off shelves again. Here's your complete guide to her books, where to start, what order to read them in, and what's in stock now at Bookends.

Emirati Women's Day on August 28th grew into something bigger this year. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the Mother of the Nation, stretched the day out into a full Emirati Women's Month, under the slogan "We Emerge Stronger and Better." A whole month set aside to recognise the women shaping the UAE, and honestly, everywhere else too, felt like reason enough to go pull some overdue titles off our own shelves.

It is that time again. Uniforms are being labelled, bags are being packed, and somewhere in the UAE right now, a parent is typing "back to school reading list" into Google at eleven at night, hoping the algorithm hands them something their kid will actually finish. We have been that parent. Some of us still are.

Here is the thing though, you do not need forty books on a list like this. You need six good ones.

  Let's start with an uncomfortable truth. Most readers in Dubai are spending far more money on books than they need to. Not because books are expensive. Not because reading has become some luxury hobby reserved for people with overflowing...

There is something about animals and books that simply works together. Maybe it is because pets become part of the family so naturally that stories about them feel more emotional, comforting and memorable than we expect. A good book about...

Discover Bookends’ Unmanned Shelves Across Dubai and Abu Dhabi There is something strangely emotional about finding a book in the middle of an ordinary day. Not during a planned shopping trip and not while searching online for hours. Just quietly...

  Be honest for a second. If I walked into your room and looked at your bookshelf, I could probably figure you out pretty quickly. Not in a dramatic way, but in that quiet obvious way where your choices have...